Miley Cyrus dominates the airwaves in the first half of 2023 with ‘Flowers’ as the top radio song. Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen and other country stars rule programmed audio streams like Pandora and SiriusXM. Take a look at the top radio songs in 2023 so far.
Country music is growing increasingly popular on streaming platforms, with Gen Z helping that along steadily — more than 32% of Gen Z country listeners say they are more likely to discover music through video or audio streaming, according to data from Luminate. But the radio listeners and programmed audio stream fans (online radio services like SiriusXM and Pandora) let their love of country music shine through the most.
Top Radio Songs of 2023 So Far
Miley Cyrus dominates the airwaves with her hit “Flowers” as the No. 1 radio song and the No. 2 song on programmed audio streams. Unsurprisingly, The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, and Harry Styles all make appearances on the list of top radio songs this year — but it’s country stars like Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton, and Bailey Zimmerman that rule the Pandora, SiriusXM, and other programmed audio stream plays. The following data is courtesy Luminate’s mid-year music industry report.
Top Radio Songs
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – 2.409 billion
- Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage – “Creepin'” – 2.359 billion
- SZA – “Kill Bill” – 1.909 billion
- The Weeknd – “Die for You” – 1.877 billion
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – 1.730 billion
- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)” – 1.691 billion
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – 1.580 billion
- Harry Styles – “As It Was” – 1.362 billion
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy” – 1.275 billion
- Chris Brown – “Under the Influence” – 1.142 billion
Top Programmed Audio Streams
- Morgan Wallen – “Last Night” – 85.6 million
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – 79.2 million
- Bailey Zimmerman – “Rock and a Hard Place” – 72.7 million
- Morgan Wallen – “Wasted On You” – 68.6 million
- Morgan Wallen – “You Proof” – 65.1 million
- Chris Stapleton – “Tennessee Whiskey” – 63.1 million
- Chris Stapleton – “You Should Probably Leave” – 57.9 million
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – 29.8 million
- Morgan Wallen – “Thought You Should Know” – 49.7 million
- Luke Combs – “Going, Going, Gone” – 49.5 million